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Las Galeras vs Santiago

Las Galeras and Santiago, figure by figure. Each value links to the page it was taken from.

Population
Las Galeras
7,500 persons
citypopulation.deAs of Census 2022-11-10 (final)High confidence
Santiago
771,748 persons
citypopulation.deAs of Census 2022-11-10 (final)High confidence
Difference (Santiago − Las Galeras): +764,248 persons (+10,190%)
Land price per m²Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Las Galeras
US$50–60/m² (range, raw/development land)
Eliun International Real Estate blog Las Galeras Real Estate for InvestorsAs of 27 Jun 2026Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santiago
15,000 DOP per m²
DGCNAs of 2022 (published 5 Sep 2023)Medium confidence
Condo price per m²Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Las Galeras
1,875 USD per m²
CLIC Inmobiliaria apartments Las GalerasAs of Jul 2026Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santiago
57,500 DOP per m²
Numbeo property-investment Santiago de los CaballerosAs of 19 Jun 2026Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Airbnb nightly rate (ADR)Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Las Galeras
90 USD per night
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Santiago
62 USD per night
AirbticsAs of Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (updated 2026-03-12)High confidence
Airbnb occupancyDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Las Galeras
29.9 %
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Santiago
45 %
AirbticsAs of Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (updated 2026-03-12)High confidence
Climate (monthly temperature and rain)Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Las Galeras
weather-and-climate.com Las Galeras, 12-month temp + rainfall (data from Sabana de la Mar station 33 km; Copernicus C3S)
weather-and-climate.com Las GalerasAs of 1991-2020 averagesMedium confidence
Santiago
Weatherspark, monthly temp + rain (station: Cibao Intl MDST 7 mi, 88%; La Unión MDPP 12%)
WeathersparkAs of 1980-2016 averagesHigh confidence
Nearest international airport and drive time
Las Galeras
82 minutes by car

AZS (Samaná El Catey Intl)

Rome2rioAs of undated (live routing)High confidence
Santiago
15 minutes by car

STI (Cibao Intl)

Rome2rioAs of undated (live routing)High confidence
Difference (Santiago − Las Galeras): −67 minutes by car (−81.7%)
Hospitals and clinicsDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Las Galeras
  • Centro Clínico y Diagnóstico Las Galeras

DiarioSalud.do news: SNS delivers renovated "Centro Clínico y Diagnóstico Las Galeras" (public first-level centre with X-ray, ultrasound, lab), Las Galeras, Samaná

DiarioSalud.do newsAs of 21 Sep 2026Medium confidence
Santiago
  • Hospital José María Cabral y Báez
  • Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago/HOMS

GOV.UK FCDO "List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican Republic" (Hospital José María Cabral y Báez, Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago/HOMS)

GOV.UK FCDO List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican RepublicAs of 27 Jan 2026High confidence
Intentional homicides, Jan–Jun 2026Different levels: one figure is for the city, the other for the province
Las Galeras · province
4 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
Santiago · city
20 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
Food sceneDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
Las Galeras
36 restaurants listed

TripAdvisor "Restaurants in Las Galeras" (36 results; Le Bdm Playita, La Bodeguita, Marakana, Chalet Tropical, Las Estrellas by Araya)

TripAdvisor Restaurants in Las GalerasAs of Oct 2026High confidence
Santiago
godominicanrepublic.com (MITUR) "Santiago Dining" (lechoneras Milito, Chito, Embrujo; Los Jardines Metropolitanos gourmet area; La Comai, Punto Criollo, El Tablón Latino)
godominicanrepublic.comAs of undatedHigh confidence
Foreign-origin population (proxy for expat community)
Las Galeras
5,884 persons
ENI-2017 Cuadro 2.6As of 2017 (ENI-2017)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Santiago
76,384 persons
ENI-2017 Cuadro 2.6As of 2017 (ENI-2017)Medium confidence
Difference (Santiago − Las Galeras): +70,500 persons (+1,198.2%)

Country-wide figures

These come from national sources with no town-level breakdown, so they are the same for every town.